The final results were very close indeed and less than a pound in weight separated the top three spots.

Best weight on the day went to Tom Hymers at peg 48.

Hymers fished the pole at 13 metres and baited with worm. He caught F1's and silver fish that took the scales to 33lb 14oz.

Just six ounces behind was Steve Roberts who was drawn at peg 56.

Roberts fished the maggot feeder where he caught F1's and some small barbel for 33lb 8oz.

Not too far behind was Dave Stanney from peg 46. Stanney continued his recent good form by fishing worm on the pole for a straight 33lb and third place in the match.

Ruskington Club Match

Manor Lake at Tattershall hosted this match last Sunday and there were some reasonable weights taken.

Best weight of all went to shop proprietor Ted Burks (Whisby Tackle) from peg 18. Burks fished down the track using a variety of baits to keep the fish interested and he finished the session with 100lb 6oz.

Runner-up on this occasion was Ruskington rod Dave Daniels. Daniels was drawn at peg six where he offered meat on the pole and on the feeder for a carp catch of 84lb 14oz.

Paul Harsley on peg two was third on the day. Harsley (Dave's Peg) fished the 20 metre pole to the far side for 79lb 6oz. Paul Mosley (Windmill Tackle) was fourth with 63lb 6oz from peg 20.

Next week's match is on Moon Lake and for anyone wanting to fish, the draw will take place at 8.30am.

Lincat AC

Members of Lincat AC visited Hayfield Fishery where they held a match on Danny's Island.

The weather conditions on the day were cool and overcast, but the anglers were hoping for some sunshine which tends to encourage the fish to feed up in the water.

First was Phil Bunn at peg 45. Bunn mainly fished the method feeder halfway across the lake with pellet on the hook. Later in the day he switched to fishing the pellet waggler about two foot deep and he ended the session with 62lb 10oz.

Anthony Allen on peg 54 was bridesmaid on this occasion. Allen fished a mixture of method feeder, straight lead and pellet waggler for a final tally of 57lb 6oz.

Peg 58 saw Andrew Kotek secure third place in the match.

Kotek also fished various methods including the pellet waggler at two foot deep, and the bomb for a weight of 47lb 7oz.

Dynamite Baits / Scunthorpe & D.A.A. Thursday League

Match number 15 in the series took place last week on a flooded river.

The Trent was just over its bank and some anglers had to sit in water for the day as the river only dropped a couple of inches throughout the match.

The swollen river meant that most anglers were unable to fish at distance and Dave Ashmore (Grimsby) fished about three rod lengths out at peg 39.

Ashmore fished the groundbait feeder with chopped worm and caster and had a reasonably good day's sport.

He caught skimmers and bream that tipped the scales at 35lb 2oz.

Peg 44 in the Power Station Car Park saw Dave Thornley secure second place in the match. Thornley (Matlock) also fished chopped worm and caster through the groundbait feeder and he also caught a few bream and some skimmers for 14lb 12oz.

Tony Taff (Doncaster) was on peg 37 and he fished the feeder with caster and worm.

He mainly caught skimmers for a final weight of 9lb 4oz. Dave Padley (Brigg AC) was fourth from peg 34 with 8lb 1oz.

It is still Roly Moses (Brigg AC) who is topping the individual aggregate league with 82 points.

Malcolm Firmstone (Lincoln) is currently lying in second place with 74 points and Grimsby rod Dave Ashmore is third on 69 points.